After learning her marriage is a hoax, twenty-one-year-old Susannah Wells and her unborn baby have nowhere to turn. So she goes to her former foster sister's home. There she encounters a friend of the family-a handsome lawyer, caring for his special-needs sister. Needing a job and a safe haven, Susannah is grateful when David Foster hires her as caregiver for his sibling. She knows it's difficult for David to let others ease his burdens. Until he shows her just what a blessing she and her Easter... more info>>Category: Mainstream

He Didn't Know He Had A Wife ... Or A Daughter.... Dallas Henderson had gone missing six years ago. At last his wife, Gracie, had her answers--an accident...amnesia. Still, she had their child to protect. Would rekindled love be enough to heal her doubts? Did she have enough faith to start over? Dallas knew he belonged with this woman and his precious child. And he knew God had led him safely home. He vowed to put things right. Because a cowboy always keeps his promises. Especially to those he l... more info>>Category: Romance/Spiritual/Religion

He never expected to be a fatherThen suddenly he was raising twins!Jared Hornby has his hands full caring for his orphaned niece and nephew-and could sure use some help on the home front. Nurse Ashley Ross's motherly touch is just what they need. Having grown up in the foster care system, she understands the longing for a family. Although she told herself she would never get close to another man, helping Jared with the children forges a bond between them. Can he convince her to stand by him-not ... more info>>Category: Romance

A Hopeful Heart: Melanie Stewart knew her recent contest money would allow her to fulfill her dream of helping others. Until brilliant, handsome Mitch Stewart came along and claimed the prize was his! The town's matchmakers set to work, yet maybe it was God's own plan to join their two hearts in love. A Home, a Heart, a Husband: Widow Maggie McCarthy struggled to raise twin daughters and maintain the family farm--until Grady O'Toole showed up at her door, bringing kindness, strong shoulders and ... more info>> (Published: 2008) Category: Romance

Five years ago, Abby Franklin thought she'd marry Donovan Woodward. But her first love walked out of her life. Now, he's back in town, with his motherless godchild, Ariane, in tow. Avoiding him is essential--and impossible. Because Donovan has rejoined the family business, Weddings by Woodwards...where Abby works as a jewelry designer. Then Abby meets Ariane, and something about the silent young girl draws Abby in. In spite of herself, Abby finds herself opening up her heart...to Ariane and Don... more info>>Category: Romance

TWO ATTEMPTS ON MAYOR'S LIFE by Colleen Montgomery (staff reporter)DRAFTMayor Maxwell Vance was shot in an apparent assassination attempt yesterday. A second attempt on his life was made at Vance Memorial Hospital, where nurse [leave her name out?] Chloe Tanner managed to stop the assailant before being injured herself. She is currently under protection. [Note to self: disclose FBI agent protecting her and her kids is my brother Brendan.] Speculation is that the mayor was shot in retaliation for... more info>>Category: Romance/Mystery/Crime

An accident took away Grayson McGonigle's wife and son, or so everyone in Blessing believed except Gray, who prayed daily for a miracle. Then, five months after their car plunged into the Colorado River, Marissa and young Cody reappear in town, traumatized and unable to speak about their harrowing ordeal.Though Marissa's amnesia blocks out everything, including the rancher who claims to be her husband, emotions stir when they are together. And as mysterious incidents threaten them, Marissa, Gray... more info>>Category: Romance

MARRIAGE TO A STRANGER?Marry a man she'd never met? Impossible! But the will was clear: Cassie Newton and her foster children could keep the mansion at Oak Bluffsif she became Mrs. Jefferson William Haddon III.Yet, once they met, Cassie couldn't deny her attraction to the lonely millionaire. And despite his promise to keep things strictly business, Jeff soon risked life and limb to charm Cassie's rambunctious crew. Suddenly, Cassie wondered if this incredible marriage was meant to be. Maybe she ... more info>>Category: Romance

After a car accident, Ashley Adams came home to Serenity Bay to heal her broken bodyand her broken spirit. Her former teen crush, Michael Masters, was the last person she expected to see in town...and he was even handsomer than she remembered. Planning the town's winter festival brought Ashley back in contact with the dedicated single dad, and Ash found herself falling for him all over again, as well as his darling daughter. Yet pain-filled memories of the past threaten their budding roman... more info>>Category: Romance

BRIDES of the SEASONSTHANKSGIVING DAY BABYWith her bundle of joy due in mere weeks, widow Caitlin Andrews thought she had her life on track. Until she ran into handsome businessman Jordan Andrews, the brother of her late husband and the man she should have married once upon a time.The years had not changed Jordan-he was still confident, controlled and irresistible to Caitlin's lonely heart. He questioned her motives for keeping her impending motherhood a secret and demanded to be part of her bab... more info>>Category: Romance

IN A STRANGER'S ARMSWidowed dad Ty Demens had his hands full with his adopted toddler until Briony Green came along. And his first instinct was to turn the inquisitive, pint-size blonde away. But he was as desperate for a nanny as Bri was to get to know her niece.As a cool-hearted scientist, Bri thrived on theories and logic, not emotion. But all that flew out the window the moment she held the sweet little girl. She knew there was a reason God had given her a career instead of a family. But the... more info>>Category: Romance

A thriving medical practice and three rambunctious daughters have Joshua Darling looking heavenward for help. The harried widower's prayers are answered when a young surgeon accepts a temporary position in his small-town practice. Soon the lady doctor fills more than Joshua's need for a partner. She wins the devotion of his patients and his family but can she heal his wary heart, as well?When Nicole Brandt sets out her shingle in tiny Blessing, Colorado, her dreams for the future change. Finding... more info>>Category: Romance

BRIDES of the SEASONSGOOD THINGS COME TO THOSE WHO WAITThe big, patient Minnesota farmer infuriated feisty five-year-old Amy. Clearly, Clayton Matthews had loved her mommy, Maryann MacGregor, forever. Yet Maryann had abandoned him for the big-city dreams she'd believed would make her whole. Still, Clay welcomed back the widow and child as cheerfully as Christmas. As if forgiveness knew no reason, and love meant lots more than money. Clay's huge hands worked miracles with horsies. But when would ... more info>>Category: Romance

Desert Rose by Lois Richer: Jayne Rose's dream to run her grandmother's Palm Springs flower shop is about to be dashed. Until she meets a handsome man who helps make it come true. Suddenly romance and roses are blooming. Yet Ben Cummings isn't who he says he is...or is he? Bluegrass Easter by Allie Pleiter: A "veterinarian on sabbatical," widowed Paul Sycamore is not interested in answering his new neighbor's constant questions about her expectant sheep. But the comfort his child finds on Audrey... more info>>Category: Romance

The moment GloryAnn Cranbrook met her new patient at the children's clinic, she broke a rule by getting attached. But at least she felt something, unlike her handsome boss, Dr. Jared Steele. The man who'd once cared enough to open the clinic now refused to perform the technique he'd become famous for. The technique that could save the boy's life. Why? And could GloryAnn--and the child who needed them both--change his stubborn mind? Category: Romance/Spiritual/Religion

Handsome Boss.... Otherwise how would chef Cassidy Preston ever quit her job? Cooking at The Haven, a new outreach mission in Chicago, was temporary--payback for a huge favor. But the shelter was Tyson St. John's life. And it provided him a place to raise his orphaned nephew, a boy sorely in need of a mother figure and Ty's love. But something was holding Ty back from opening that hardened heart of his. Something Cassidy found herself working overtime to uncover. And, once she did, she'd have to... more info>>Category: Romance

Blair Delaney thought she had found the love of her lifetime in Gabriel Sloan. When he called things quits just before their wedding, it was as if he had walked away with her soul. But a part of Gabe had stayed with her...in the baby he didn't know she was carrying.Had it really been six years? Suddenly Gabriel stood once again on her doorstep, as if he had somehow heard her little boy's fervent prayers. The dark-haired tycoon was offering Blair family, stability, security-everything but what al... more info>>Category: Romance

After many happy summers in the peaceful town of Serenity Bay, Piper Langley had returned to help revitalize the sleepy village. Trouble was, Piper and her new boss didn't see eye-to-eye. Mayor Jason Franklin had the good looks and the take-charge attitude to earn him the town's respect, but not Piper's. To help the place they both adored, they had to find a way to work together. While his faith in God was strong, it would take an even stronger love to thaw the ice around Piper's jaded heart. Th... more info>>Category: Romance

For Callie Merton, one of Finders, Inc.'s best agents, discretion had become a way of life. Even when she married fellow agent Max Chambers, there were matters she couldn't bring herself to discuss with him. But now that withheld information is threatening to break up her marriage. As Callie and Max embark on a fi nal case together, will Callie be able to reveal the truth and save her marriage--or will she allow her past to destroy her future? Category: Romance

A NATURAL-BORN MOMSometimes, when she thought none of the town's busybodies would hear, Clarissa Cartwright prayed aloud for a husband to love her, and a chubbycheeked baby-or two. But when a brooding single dad and his four orphaned nieces and nephews moved next door, Clarissa didn't think this was God's answer.Until an accident brought them all under her roof-and the now-desperate dad proposed marriage! Clarissa knew she would marry Wade Featherhawk for the sake of the children, but that didn'... more info>>Category: Romance

Stories of blossoming love and belonging from Lois Richer MOTHER'S DAY MIRACLE When a handsome single dad and his four children move next door, is it God's answer to Clarissa Cartwright's prayers for a family? Proud, stubborn Wade Featherhawk is determined to manage...alone. Unless Clarissa's faith can open his eyes and his heart. BLESSED BABY The moment she held her precious little niece, Briony Green stopped trying to convince herself she wasn't mommy material. But can this cool, rational scie... more info>>Category: Romance

To: Jared From: Kelly Re: More shocking news As director of Tiny Blessings adoption agency, I appreciate the unbiased way you've reported all the scandalous information that has come out recently. Well, I have another exclusive for you: investigator Ross Van Zandt broke the news to me last night--I am the missing baby, the child taken from her mother at birth. It was quite a shock, but with God's help, I can come to terms with this. I'm hoping Ross will help me uncover my biological father's ide... more info>>Category: Romance

How better to stop his sister from eloping than to arrange the wedding? That way, Cade Porter's only family member will stay put on his Colorado ranch. He hires the best wedding planner in Denver, but Samantha Woodward, of the famed "Weddings by Woodwards" empire, thinks Cade is mighty arrogant. Shouldn't the bride have a say in the most important day of her life? As they work together, Cade assures the lovely and independent Sam that she can plan their wedding right down to the day. Category: Mainstream

With a happy marriage, a thriving business and a beautiful young daughter--Shelby Kinkaid and her husband had the perfect life. Until he was killed in a mysterious accident. After that, Shelby's life revolved around little Aimee. But then Aimee v Category: Romance

A STOLEN STATUE, A CURIOUS COIN...AND A MURDER When Samantha Henderson ran into trouble recovering a lost statue in the Peruvian jungle, Daniel McCullough believed he'd made the right decision in not promoting her at Finders, Inc. But when forced Category: Romance